King's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's Parade is a Grade I listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A 19th century Entrance gateway. 30 related planning applications.

King's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's Parade

WRENN ID
errant-bonework-starling
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1950
Type
Entrance gateway
Address
King's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's Parade, CB2 1ST
OS grid reference
TL 447 583
Coordinates
52.20435, 0.11727
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The entrance screens and gateway at King's College were designed by William Wilkins in 1824 to match the style of the Chapel. They are notable examples of Gothic Revival architecture. The structure is made of Ketton stone ashlar and features slate roofs on the two-storey gatehouse. Inside, there is a lierne-vaulted gatehall that includes contemporary oak doors.

Local climate

King's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's Parade sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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